Category Archives: edtech

Yahoo Mapmixer

Posted on September 24, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

Here is a new tool from Yahoo that lets you add any graphic as an overlay on a normal Yahoo map. A slider tool lets you make the graphic transparent so the underlying map can be seen. Mapmixer gives anyone … Continue reading →

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Confusing Choices

Posted on September 21, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

Word processing is about preparing a document for some sort of publication. There are many parts to word processing, but the basics include formatting text, controlling page layout and inserting external objects such as graphics. When learning how to use … Continue reading →

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Full Screen

Posted on September 20, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

I’ve been observing my students as they work in our lab. We have a nice setup with 30 new wide screen iMacs. The machines have OS X and Windows XP. The screens are big: 24 inches wide. The screens are so … Continue reading →

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Office 2010

Posted on September 19, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

One of my classes has a test tomorrow so my office hours were busier than normal today. One of the students asked a fairly basic question which was followed by a, “because it’s completely different in Office 2007. I learned … Continue reading →

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Tablet In The Classroom

Posted on September 18, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

Last week John R asked that I do a post about how I use my tablet in the classroom. Here goes. I have a Gateway tablet that’s almost two years old. This is an actual picture of my tablet (click … Continue reading →